In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Macbeth is a dynamic character who embodies elements of both good and evil. For example, at the beginning of the play, the audience learns that Macbeth will be rewarded by Duncan for his valiant service on the battle field. The former Thane of Cawdor has turned out to be a traitor, so Duncan plans to give the title to Macbeth. Macbeth loves Duncan and Scotland, so he has pledged his service to the country, making him a good character. However, Macbeth is later motivated by greed, and he is driven to murder by the realistic prospect of becoming king. He betrays his friends and his country when he takes the life of not only Duncan, but others as well: Banquo and Macduff's family. In the end, Macbeth cannot even admit that he has done wrong and vows to "try the last" before being slain by Macduff. These actions arguably show Macbeth's evil nature.
As a software engineer, I need to sometimes describe a piece of code as something that lacks performance or was not written with performance in mind. Example: This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. Based on my Google searches, this isn't a real word. What is the correct way to describe this? EDIT My usage of "performance" here is in regard to speed and efficiency. For example, the better the performance of code the faster the application runs. My question and example target the negative definition, which is in reference to preventing inefficient coding practices. Answer This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. In my opinion, reads more easily as: This coding style leads to unmaintainable and poorly performing code. The key to well-written documentation and reports lies in ease of understanding. Adding poorly understood words such as performant decreases that ease. In addressing the use of such a poorly ...
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